Three Worlds Island, the local island cultivator's garrison area, inside Lu Ye's bamboo building, he sits facing Chu Shen, with a few plates of appetizers on the table, and two pots of fine wine, enjoying drinks and joyful conversation.

Since he returned from the retreat at Zixuan Island yesterday, Lu Ye has brought back the Small Constellation Palace and adjusted the powers of this supreme-grade affiliated treasure, placing it beneath Three Worlds Island.

From the day he took the Small Constellation Palace to place beneath Zixuan Island to today, only about half a month has passed, so although there's some impact on Three Worlds Island, it's not significant.

Most people haven't even noticed any great change on Three Worlds Island.

Today, Lu Ye specially invited Chu Shen for a casual meal and chat, not bothering with formalities, and he doesn't explicitly express gratitude, as some things are kept in mind, not necessarily spoken.

Chu Shen doesn't mention it either, but Lu Ye knows that Jiu Yan appearing at All Phenomena Island wasn't a coincidence; there's no such coincidences in this world.

If there's someone who can invite Jiu Yan, it must be Chu Shen.

"How long until Constellation Perfection?" Lu Ye asked casually, tossing a nut into his mouth.

Chu Shen chuckled, "Soon, within three years."

Since arriving at Three Worlds Island, Chu Shen has remained low-key, mostly staying in closed cultivation. He is exceptionally gifted, combined with the favorable cultivation environment of Three Worlds Island, never lacking resources, making rapid progress in cultivation.

Back in the day, he wasn't like this, always rebellious, difficult to manage, often running away from home. But since he lost Unparalleled Island, Chu Shen realized the importance of his own strength, enabling him to settle down and strive hard.

The path of growth for cultivators is always filled with many obstacles, it's the same for everyone; it's these obstacles that help temper one's character and make it more steady.

Not just talking about Chu Shen, at present, within Three Worlds Island, the first batch of Nine Provinces Constellation cultivators who came with Lu Ye has already reached Constellation Late Stage, with significant improvements in cultivation compared to when they first arrived at All Phenomena Ocean.

Lu Ye nodded, "I'm planning to visit Cheling World, what do you think I should bring?"

Jiu Yan helped him resolve such a big crisis, at that time Lu Ye couldn't express anything, plus the contest for Spirit Island was ongoing, so he immediately rushed back to Zixuan Island.

Now that everything has settled, he naturally should visit Cheling World to personally thank Jiu Yan.

It wouldn't feel right to go empty-handed, so Lu Ye thought about bringing a gift, but what would interest Sun Blaze? Lu Ye thought it over and decided he should consult Chu Shen, after all, who knows a mother better than her child.

"No need to bring anything, just go. I'll accompany you," Chu Shen waved his hand.

"I need to bring something, give me some ideas," Lu Ye insisted. Chu Shen saying not to bring anything is being polite, he certainly can't go with nothing, "Does Senior Jiu Yan have any particular preferences?"

Chu Shen scratched his head, "I really don't know, I haven't seen mother have any particular likes."

"Think carefully, you are Jiu Yan's son, you should know what your own mother likes,"

Chu Shen thought deeply for a moment, then suddenly brightened up.

Lu Ye looked at him expectantly.

"Why don't you find a Dao companion for my mother? She's been alone all her life, it's about time she had someone by her side."

Lu Ye's mouth twitched; what a filial son, to say something like that?

Besides, where would he find a Dao companion for Jiu Yan? She's Sun Blaze, only another Sun Blaze would match.

Then he realized it wasn't quite right, frowning, "If Senior Jiu Yan has been alone all her life, where did you come from?"

Chu Shen chuckled, "I was picked up by my mother, we're not biological mother and son."

Lu Ye's eyes widened in shock. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

He had always thought Chu Shen and Jiu Yan were biological mother and son, but turns out they weren't. Chu Shen wouldn't joke about such things.

Chu Shen shrugged it off, "I've known since I was little, mother never hid this from me. She said decades ago, she was traveling and passed by a certain domain, where she saw me as an infant placed in a wooden basin, drifting down a river, surrounded by wolves and tigers eyeing me hungrily. If no one intervened, I would either drown or be eaten by those wolves. Feeling compassion, she took me back and cared for me. My name comes from a character in that domain, Shen, and the nation within that domain was a small country called Chu, hence Chu Shen."

Lu Ye blinked, "I thought you took your father's surname."

Chu Shen laughed, "I don't even know who my father is." Speaking thus, Chu Shen suddenly said, "If you really want to bring gifts, maybe give them to Aunt Yue, mother probably doesn't want anything, so whatever you give won't matter, but if you give something to Aunt Yue, it's the same effect."

Lu Ye pursued further, "Then what does Aunt Yue like?"

Chu Shen considered, then replied, "As far as I know, Aunt Yue is on the verge of advancing to Sun Blaze, so a psyche refinement pill should be good. Also, years ago, she was looking for treasures to enhance the quality of her Magic Source, not sure if she found any."

With that, Lu Ye had an idea.

Indeed, for someone like Aunt Yue, at the Peak Moon Jade, a supreme-grade psyche refinement pill would undoubtedly be a great gift.

Three Worlds Island's supreme-grade psyche refinement pill is now a famous brand, in the vast All Phenomena Ocean, countless Peak Moon Jade cultivators have their eyes on it. Although this pill isn't difficult to refine on the island itself, with the pill gourd, in theory, as long as there's sufficient raw materials, it can be produced indefinitely.

However, it definitely can't be supplied in unlimited amounts to the outside; firstly, it would attract envy, and secondly, it would delay Shui Yuan's cultivation. Especially in the past few years, after Three Worlds Island got on the right track, Shui Yuan's main purpose for using the Pill Furnace to refine elixir pills was to ensure the cultivation needs of their own cultivators. Selling was secondary because Three Worlds Island no longer relied on selling elixir pills to earn spirit jade.

With the Flower Race joining, they can refine general elixir pills, and the quality is quite good. However, to refine supreme-grade elixir pills, it still depends on luck.

So, presently Three Worlds Island has only one way to sell supreme-grade psyche refinement pills to the outside world — an auction at the Five Colors Merchants Guild once a year. Every auction attracts a large number of Moon Jade cultivators, and even a casual bottle of supreme-grade psyche refinement pills can be hyped up to a very high price.

This time of year is also the most bustling time for Three Worlds Island.

Limited supply for the auction, but if Lu Ye wants some, it's not difficult at all; he can just take what he needs.

As for treasures that can improve the quality of the Magic Source… this matter is a bit of a bitter tale.

Several years ago, Lu Ye had already asked the All Phenomena Merchants Guild to keep an eye out for such treasures, but until now, there has been no feedback.

Even the large treasure vault on Zixuan Island didn't have any such treasures.

Instead, he found one in Hu Guang's storage ring, which should have been Hu Guang's personal stash.

Lu Ye had initially planned to refine it in a few days to enhance his Magic Source quality, which would likely increase his cultivation efficiency a bit. But now it seems there's no need to refine it; he can give it as a gift to Aunt Yue instead.

Although the treasure is rare, if Jiu Yan hadn't intervened that day, it certainly would have been difficult to resolve.

Three Worlds Island still needs the protection of Cheling World for development on the All Phenomena Ocean in the future.

The next day, Lu Ye, with his gifts prepared, departed with Chu Shen, leaving the All Phenomena Ocean towards Cheling World.

The journey was smooth and uneventful. Chu Shen was quite excited, as he hadn't returned to Cheling World for several years.

Upon arriving at Cheling World, there was no need for any formal greeting. Under Chu Shen's guidance, they directly entered the domain.

Wanxia Mountain's Wanxia Sect is the largest sect in Cheling World and also Jiu Yan's sect. When Chu Shen and Lu Ye arrived here, Aunt Yue was already waiting in front of a grand hall, evidently having sensed Chu Shen's return.

"Aunt Yue!" Chu Shen called out loudly, stepping forward to greet her.

"It's rare for you to still have the heart to come back and take a look," Aunt Yue said with a light smile, "I thought you had left Cheling World with the sky high enough for birds to fly, never wanting to return."

Chu Shen's face showed a pained expression: "Haven't I been absorbed in cultivation, completely lost to myself? Back then, when I was young and ignorant, I worried you and my mother. Now that I've grown up, I realize that home is the true resting place."

Aunt Yue blinked, a bit gratified: "Shen'er has really grown up."

She lifted her eyes to look at Lu Ye, who was standing behind Chu Shen. Lu Ye quickly bowed: "Aunt Yue!"

Since Chu Shen called him big brother, he naturally followed suit in addressing her. Although their cultivation levels were about the same, Aunt Yue was indeed much older.

Aunt Yue paused for a moment, not knowing what to reply. In the past, Lu Ye addressed her as Fellow Daoist. Now she couldn't just call Lu Ye by name… They weren't familiar enough for that, so she could only nod: "Island Master Lu."

Being the number one person under the Sun Blaze, such a reputation is something even she doesn't dare to ignore; it was genuinely earned through battle.

"Aunt Yue, this is a gift from big brother," Chu Shen promptly handed over a storage ring he had prepared in advance.

Aunt Yue smiled slightly: "There's no need for gifts just because you came." She said this but didn't refuse, reaching out to receive it.

She casually inspected it, and her eyes lit up: "Very thoughtful."

Not to mention how incredibly rare the treasure that could enhance the quality of the Magic Source is, the supreme-grade psyche refinement pills are exactly what she needs right now. In other words, the gift prepared by Lu Ye was precisely to her liking.

Seeing this, Lu Ye secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Aunt Yue accepting the gift was undoubtedly a gesture of goodwill, not treating him as an outsider. But in hindsight, if they really treated him as an outsider, Jiu Yan wouldn't have shown up on All Phenomena Island that day, and Aunt Yue wouldn't have made a special trip to Three Worlds Island.

"Where is my mother?" Chu Shen didn't see Jiu Yan and asked.

"Inside," Aunt Yue responded with a faint smile.

"Mother!" Chu Shen exclaimed and rushed into the grand hall, much like a daughter-in-law returning to her mother's home.

"Island Master Lu, please enter," Aunt Yue gestured invitingly.

"Thank you for the trouble," Lu Ye responded, falling in step behind Aunt Yue as they entered the grand hall.

Once inside, Lu Ye immediately saw a woman sitting at the head position, with Chu Shen standing beside her, smiling and talking.

Lu Ye concentrated his gaze on Jiu Yan's face, and to his shock, he still couldn't see her features clearly. Just like outside All Phenomena Island that day, Jiu Yan's face was covered with a nebulous glow.

Judging by Chu Shen's reaction, what he was seeing was apparently different, so Lu Ye vaguely felt that Jiu Yan seemed to have used some means to conceal her appearance from him.

But why would she do this? Lu Ye was quite puzzled.